Sunday Bandstand 17 December 2017

Sunday Bandstand 17 December 2017

Gavin Sutherland (b: 1972) is a conductor, composer/arrange, pianist and music director of the English National Ballet.
Born in Chester-le-Street, County Durham, England, studied conducting, piano & orchestration at University of Huddersfield, graduated with first-class honours. He also studied as a trombonist.
He was appointed as pianist and staff conductor for Northern Ballet Theatre from 1992/98. He began working with the Royal Ballet Sinfonia on the concert platform and as the orchestra of Birmingham Royal Ballet. He has featured as a guest conductor: Royal New Zealand Ballet, English National Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, New Adventures, Norwegian National Ballet and South African Ballet Theatre. In June 2008 he was appointed Music Director of English National Ballet.
He is a prolific composer and arranger - this week his arrangement of the Christmas Song is featured on the show. Just as it will do on many brass band Christmas concerts.

Playlist 17 December 2017

Rhythm and Blues – Philip Sparke   Opening for weekly show Foden's Band MD: Michael Fowles - 2010
Sleigh Ride - Leroy Anderson Arr: Ernest Tomlinson City Of Bradford Brass Band MD: Lee Skipsey - 2016
Russian Christmas Music - Alfred Reed Arr: David Leppla Brass Band of Battle Creek (USA) MD: Kenneth Bloomquist - 1994
Rhythmic Skaters - Emile Waldteufel Arr: B. S. Wood Foden's Motor Works Band MD: Rex Mortimer - 1974
Pequena Czardas  - Pedro Iturralde  Arr: Klaas van der Woude Alto Saxophone Femke Steketee with the Delta Brass Zeeland (The Netherlands) MD: Arie Stolk - 2013
The Twelve Days Of Christmas - Traditional - Anon The Royal Opera House Brass Soloists and the Royal Opera Chorus - 2006
The Kingdom Triumphant - Eric Ball Manger Musikklag (Norway) MD: Allan Withington - 2017
Pop Looks Bach - Sam Fonteyn Arr: Keith Wilkinson  Oberaarguaer Brass Band (Austria) MD: Manfred Obrecht  -1990
A Christmas Suite - Stephen Bulla  William Davis Construction Group Band MD: Keith Wilkinson - 1994
Carousel - Huug Steketee  Cornet Soloist Dik van Doorn with the Brass Band Rijnmond (The Netherlands) MD: Anno Appelo - 2009
Ding Dong Merrily On High Arr: Roy Newsome Atlantic Brass Band (USA) MD: Salvatore Scarpa - 1998
Trepak From Nutcracker - Tchaikovsky  Lexington Brass Band (USA) MD: Ronald Holz - 2001
Aspects Of Andrew Lloyd Webber  Arr: Peter Graham  Desford Colliery Caterpillar Band MD: Manfred Obrecht - 1994
Christmas Song -Torme and Wells Arr: Gavin Sutherland  Foden's Band with the Halifax Choral Society and Organist Darius Battiwalla MD: Dr. Nicholas Childs - 1998
Largo from the New World Symphony - Dvorak  Arr: Martin Ellerby  Grimethorpe Colliery RJB Band MD: Garry Cutt and Chris Helme with memories of Christmas playing over 60 years ago.....
Christmas Joy - Erik Leidzen  New England Brass Band (USA) MD: Douglas Yeo - 1999
The Waltzing Cat - Leroy Anderson Arr: Sandy Smith  Hepworth  (Cookson Homes) Band MD: Sandy Smith - 2008
French Christmas - Arr: Rieks van der Velde Brass Band De Waldsang (The Netherlands) MD: Rieks van der Velde - 2007
Euphonium Concerto VI A Troika Tidy - Karl Jenkins  Euphonium Soloist David Childs with Cory Band MD: Robert Childs - 2010
Tom Thumb, Beauty and the Beast and The Fairy Garden from Mother Goose Suite - Ravel Arr: Philip Sparke Howard Snell Brass MD: Howard Snell - 1990
Kings of Swing - Kevin Larsson International Staff Band BM: Dr. Stephen Cobb - 2016
Tubby The Tuba - Words by Paul Tripp- Music George Kleinsinger Arr: Andrew Duncan Tuba Soloist Gavin Woods - Narrator Thom Meredith with the Sellers International Band MD: Philip McCann - 2002
The Snow Carol - Philip Harper The International Staff Songsters of The Salvation Army with the Cory Band MD: Philip Harper - 2016
Let It Snow  - Sammy Cahn/Jule Styne Arr: Gordon Goodwin  Lexington Brass Band (USA) MD: Dr. Ron Holz - 1998
Jingle Bells Arr: Derek Ashmore Yorkshire Building Society Band MD: Professor David King - 2003
Rhythm and Blues – Philip Sparke   Closing for weekly show Foden's Band MD: Michael Fowles - 2010

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